Paris, 10 April 2008

The World Association of Newspapers is urging publications world-wide to show their support on World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, for journalists who put their lives in danger to get the news.

Now more than ever, newspapers must communicate the value and effectiveness of their advertising to the agencies that control much of the worlds ad market. A new report from the World Association of Newspapers helps them do just that.

70 Journalists Killed Worldwide in 2008: WAN Seventy journalists and other media employees were killed world-wide because of their professional activities in 2008, with the conflict in Iraq continuing to be the most deadly assignment for journalists, the World Association of Newspapers said Wedne

The World Association of Newspapers has confirmed the new dates for its World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo, the global meetings of the worlds press, which will now be held in Hyderabad, India, from 30 November to 3 December 2009.